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1
Brady’s surprise party is going to be great if you don’t l
et the cat out of the bag.
To tell the secret.
Tell something that isn't true about someone.
Make a secret
Hide the secret.
2
My dentist always
goes the extra mile,
offering free back massages at the end of a stressful tooth extraction.
Charges more for more work
Puts in extra effort.
Runs a mile
Travels a mile more.
3
You have
cried wolf
so many times that no one believes you when you're really hurt.
True
False
4
Even though you just got fired, remember that
every cloud has a silver lining
.
Every opportunity is a opportunity to make money
You can find bad in every situation
You can make money out of clouds
You can find good in every bad situation.
5
I hate
playing second fiddle to my sister
; she always does things better than I do!
She is less important.
She is as important.
She is important to her sister.
She is more important.
6
I’ve never gone kite-boarding, but I’m prepared to
give it a whirl!
I can't do it.
I want to spin it.
I want to try it.
I don't want to try it.
7
Sharon always
sticks her nose
into everyone else’s business.
Sharen is interfearing.
Sharen is making money on her nose.
Sharen is staying away.
Sharen has a big nose.
8
I wouldn't bother him,
he has a short fuse.
Gets mad easy
He will become your friend
He likes fireworks
He wants to blow things up
9
I guess you’re
up a creek without a paddle
if you don't have the money to fix your car.
Pick Me! Pick Me!
In an unlucky/bad situation.
In an lucky/good situation.
Not this one
10
Look. I'm going to just try out for the cheerleading squad and
let the chips fall where they may.
Feel good about making the team.
Feel bad about not making the team.
To let something happen, no matter if it's good or bad.
To NOT let something happen, no matter if it's good or bad.
11
In Florida, the temperature drops below freezing only
once in a blue moon.
It happens rarely.
It happens only when the moon is blue.
It never happens.
It happens a lot.
12
I know you’re not feeling well, so try to
take it easy
today.
Get mad
Relax
Eat something
Get stressed
13
It' open
24/7.
Open 24 hours a day seven days a week.
Open during the day
Open only at night
Open on every seventy day
14
I have to get this off my chest
—I copied your answers on the SAT. Thanks for the 15th percentile score, by the way.
To get a weight off someone smashed.
To talk about something that is liked.
To talk about something that has been bothering you for a long time.
To take clothing off
15
Pull yourself together, man!
Sure, your girlfriend just dumped you, but you can't let those things get you down.
He needs to cheer up.
He needs to cry.
He needs to get mad.
He needs to calm down and behave normally.
16
That baby looks
as snug as a bug
in a rug cuddled up next to his mother.
That baby is warm and cozy
That baby is cold
That baby looks like a bug.
That baby is on the rug.
17
Liam had
butterflies in his stomach
before he went on stage to play the violin.
Liam was sick
Liam was afraid
Liam was upset
Liam was nervous
18
Lester made the dance team
by the skin of his teeth
; you can tell he hasn't been dancing jazz for very long.
Lester didn't make it.
Lester need to see a dentist.
Lester pulled the skin off his teeth.
Lester just barely get by or make it.
19
Now
I draw the line
at speaking in front of 34,000 people.
She will speak to over 34,000 people
She says it's ok for her to speak to over 34.000 poeple
She's an artist
To stop; to know the point where something goes from okay to not okay.
20
The football player's career
went down in flames
after the media learned he'd cheated at the game.
To succeed suddenly and spectacularly
To burn money
To fail suddenly and spectacularly
To light fire to something
21
Trying to get a new job these days is like trying to find a
needle in a haystack.
Possible to find
Virtually impossible to find.
Get someone else to find it
Might find it
22
Hey.
Cut me some slack.
I was really busy with my frog-hunting business last week and forgot to call. I'm sorry!
Untie someone
To judge someone harshly.
Do not judge someone too harshly.
Let up on the rope
23
She is
sick and tired
of her dog chewing up her shoes every day.
She is happy with the way things are.
She is sleepy
Shi is sick.
She is bothered or annoyed by what her dog is doing.
24
You want me to come to work at 6:00 AM?
Easier said than done!
Only easy if I want it to be
Not as easy as it appears to be
It is as easy as it appears to be
Easy all of the time
25
Jessica really
put her foot in her mouth
when she asked about John’s job right after he lost it.
Actually put her foot in her mouth.
Saying something wonderful.
Saying something you should have.
Saying something you shouldn’t have.
26
In the nick of time:
Means almost too late.
False
True
27
I know you're struggling right now in school but just
hang in there
. It'll get easier. I promise.
Hang on the Monkey bars
Quit
Be patient. Wait it out.
Hang on the lights
28
You rock.
Thanks for offering to watch my pet iguana all week.
Your great
Pick Me!
Pick Me!
Pick Me!
29
Listen to the news
straight from the horse’s mouth
; we’re all getting bonuses this week!
Someone told me.
Directly from the source
I just know
A horse told me.
30
Listen, Jen. You'd
better step up your game
if you want to get all A's in Miss Finch's Physics class. She isn't easy!
Jen needs to start performing better.
Jen needs to step on a game.
Jen needs to play a game.
Jen needs to quit the game.
31
A taste of your own medicine,
means that a you like the taste of medicine.
True
False
32
She always argues about the silliest things; it’s like
she can’t see the forest for the trees.
She's distracted
She a forest with a lot of trees.
She sees a lot of trees
So involved with the details that you don’t get the most important facts.
33
Curtis needed to
live life in the fast lane
, so he quit his job as a dentist and decided to tour Europe.
A life filled with work.
A life filled with excitement.
A life filled with motorcycles.
A life filled with dread,
34
It’s plain as day
that you’re in love with her, so just admit it.
It's obvious
It's hard to understand,
It's a secret
It's hard to find.
35
I just saw you taking the candy from my desk. What’s the matter?
Cat got your tongue?
Can’t you speak? (Usually said to embarrass the other person).
You don't know the answer.
Your tongue has cat claw marks
You can only meow like a cat.
36
Don’t tell me whether you’ll move to Texas with me or not today.
Sleep on it,
and get back to me tomorrow.
He needs to think about something for a while before making a decision
He needs to talk to a friend.
He needs to tell me right now.
He needs to sleep because he is tired
37
...and that's the
tip of the iceberg
; she’s also cheating on her test.
The small easily visible part of a larger problem.
It's someone else's problem
The problem isn't very big
It's s piece of ice in the Ocean,,,,,
38
No, you can’t take my dog for a walk—
she’s down for the count
after chasing cats all day.
She is countiong backwards
Counting forwards
She is unable or unwilling to participate any longer
Dancing to a rhythm
39
Mom has
really lost her marbles;
she's making me practice writing the ACT essay seven times this week!
Mom is sad.
Mom doesn't have any marbles.
Mom is happy.
Mom in crazy.
40
Tom felt
like a fish out of water
at the Star Trek convention his new girlfriend begged him to attend.
Tom felt good.
Tom felt sick.
Tom felt out of place.
Tom felt comfortable.
